City Index is one of the world leaders in spread betting and CFD trading. Established in the UK in 1983 we have grown to become leading providers of contracts for difference, FX and spread betting over the past 25 years. City Index is part of IPGL – a privately owned company with substantial shareholding in the world’s leading derivatives broker ICAP plc.
Our Offices
As a group we have over 600 employees worldwide and offices in the UK, US, Poland, Singapore, China and Australia. We transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month for individuals in over 50 countries worldwide.
Our Markets
We provide consistently competitive spreads and margin access on thousands of markets worldwide including indices, shares, currencies, commodities, bonds, interest rates and more. At City Index we are committed to providing a market-leading service based on fair and transparent prices, accessible technology and customer support.
Innovative Technology
Our innovative trading platform enables you to spread bet and trade CFDs from a single platform. Our commitment to innovate and lead prompted us to launch City Trading™ – the first downloadable spread betting and CFD trading App for the iPhone™ in 2009.
Our History
Over the last 25 years City Index has grown to become one of the world’s leading providers of Contracts for Difference, forex, and in the UK spread betting.
- 1983: Established as one of the UK’s first spread betting providers
- 2001: Launched Contracts for Difference in the UK
- 2005: Acquired FX broker IFX Markets, and spread betting provider Finspreads.com to consolidate our position as one of the market leaders
- 2006: Opened offices in Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai serving clients across the Asia Pacific region
- 2008: Acquired FX Solutions, a US market leader in retail and white label foreign exchange services to expand our global reach across the USA and into the Middle East
- 2009: Launched City Trading™ – the first spread betting and CFD trading App for the iPhone™
